Valve



J. REID May 27, 1924. Y 1,495,964

VALVE I Filed July 19.91921 I .HTTORNE a ;for controlling the flow of lhighfpress'iire Patented May 27; 1924.

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This invention relates to certain. .improye ments. in valves,, and 'eparticularly to a, valve steam.

Valves utilized for the purpose. deseribed are I usually subjected to high temperature which renders the valvepatrts more easily susceptible to deformation and distortion when. subjected {to the-high pressure: neces sary to close the valve and maintain the same: in that position.

The main object oflthis lIDZGIItlOIIQ iS- lJO,

provide a valve structure embodying aaposi excessive pressure necessaryi to close the valve .will not .be' transmittedgto: the housing proper ;sea;ting'- of the valve disk:

Other objects and. advantages relate {to the details. of construction. of the device, Iall: as:

the, valve disks ,in closed position.

{The I valve structure as shown, comprises f a body j 'V1' having a transverse wall fo rmed'vvith an opening therethrough surrounded; by a threaded r wall, having an un 3- ishadapted .to rest when screwed into said threaded .vval-l. A ny suitable TIIIBQJIS may-be provided for locking theivalvei-seatagainst:1."rotationIi- .With]-;respect;to the trans verse wall 2-- and for that purpose a set in'gs, is, a full,'tcl ear, andiexact hle e'l'lhe bddy, ljcarr'iesaa bonnet -5- which may, 151 shown, have; an internally threaded telescoped" externally with a PQl'tlQiI 0f thejbody and having. a threaded elation/therewith. The body adjacent the bonnet is provided with a recess .7 with in iwhioh zi-s'seated a top: guide sleeve '8- and? lipon the. guide, nut .is a split stem retaiiiing plate the edge. of the guide nut and; the retaining-platexbeing confined between the body 1 and thebonnet 5-,

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Ellie-bonnet: carries a socketstein' -;1=0+ ,-,he1'd in working position by spring which spring likewise tends totight- .ly tconfinexthe packing l2;- between the topte'ap z-,+13,++-: for: the bonnet and the socket stemfi ',10:", and as shown, this .top' cap tive double shut-01f tsoaI-IB-angedthatiJ-Lthe mayihave ariiangev'telescoped externally with the upper end of the bonnet and having a U threaded relation therewith, the spring-abeor body. ofthe valve, andlstrainnthem outtoft working. condition or interfere" ing' c onfi-nedihetweenjthe flange -14- upon may bez-fiilbstituted, should that be BUT ERa PIERCE the ,bhnnet and. itheaflange' 1 .upon' the ..lsooketl stern, .The socket stein" rl(),+z '*.i;s adaptedito be rotated by ahand Wheel n iheldi inv operative position .by

has an [angular recess in so I V its lower end for; the'Y'recepti'on of the :uppen an gular end: portion i-l-v-i-l9-r-Qof' a valve actuating glscrew'; vor .ithreaded stern 20+ ited: verti'calii movement between said parts 7 toi p'ermitia tight. setting ofiboth of the valve disks. The} topguide sleeve 8' carries a "valveldisk of angular exterior conformation to i'fit ,the angular opening 'in' the guide sleeve '8- and this prevents rota- V vtionlof the' valve disk' with respect to the derlying flange, upon which the valvese'ati when the. latteriisrotated; fThe' lower end oi. the clamping screw is provided i with :a thread goppositein direction to the-thread engaged with the disk rr23 and this lower portion of the stem has a threaded relation with a valve disk Q5 which has a threaded recess 26- adapted to receive the stem -20- so that rotation of the stem -20 causes movement of the disks -28 and -25- toward each other and toward their engaging position with the valve seat -3-. The disk 25 is guided and held from rotation by a bottom guide sleeve -27 mounted in the body -1- and held in desired position by a bottom clamping nut -28-. The disk -25- is provided with an upwardly extending projection or flange 29 adapted to fit within the opening 30 through the valve seat -3 and substantially close said opening so that the flow of steam is retarded by this projection until the body of the disk itself is moved a considerable distance from itsseat. This construction tends to lessen the wearing .or cutting of the face of the upper valve disk by allowing it to be drawn away from the valve seat before a full flow of steam can strike it.

-From consideration of the above, it will i be readily apparent that the body of the valve is not strained in anyway while under high temperature by the power required to close the valve.

Although I have shown and described a specificconstruction of a device as illustrative of a perhaps preferred embodiment of my invention, 1 do not desire to limit myself to the details of construction, form or arrangement of the valve structure, as various changes may be made in the same without departing from the invention as set forth in the appended claims.

1 claim:

1. Avalve comprising a body having a valve seat with an opening therethrough, a valve-actuating stem extending thru said opening and having portions upon opposite sides of said valve seat threaded in opposite directions, valves positioned upon opposite sides of said seat and having a threaded relation respectively with the oppositely threaded portions of said stem, means for preventing rotation of-said valves, a bonnet secured tothe body, a socket stem for rotating the valve-actuating stem and having a portion within the bonnet, a top cap secured to the upper endofthe bonnet and having an opening for the valve stem," a packing ring between the socket stem and the top cap and spring means for maintaining the socket stem in contact with said packing. a Y

2. A valve comprising a body, a valve seat in connection with the'body, a valveactuating stem, a pair of valves having a threaded relation with said stem and adapt- 7 ed to be simultaneously moved toward opposite sides of said seat upon rotary movement of said stem A and means permitting limited longitudinal movement of said stem to permit said stem to automatically adjust itself so that .each valve is drawn tightly to its seat.

3, A valve comprising a body having a valve seat with an opening therethrough, a valve-actuating stem extending thru said opening and having portions upon opposite sides of said valve seat threaded in opposite directions, valves positioned upon opposite sides of said seat and having a threaded relation respectively with the oppositely threaded portions of said stem, means for preventing rotation of said valves, a bonnet secured to the body, a socket stem for rotating the valve-actuating stem, and a spring interposed between the bonnet and the socket stem.

4. A valve comprising a. body having a valve seat with an opening therethrough, a

valve-actuating stem extending thru said opening and having portions upon opposite sides of said valve seat threaded in opposite directions, valves positioned upon opposite sides of said seat and having a threaded relation respectively with the oppositely threaded portions of said stem, means for preventing rotation of said valves, a bonnet secured to the body, a socket stem for rotating the valve-actuating stem a spring interposed between the bonnet andithe socket stem, a top cap secured to the bonnet and having an opening through which a portion of the socket stem extends, and a packing interposed between the socket stem and the top cap. I

5. A valve comprising a body, a valve seat having 'a passageway therethrough, a

'socket stem and the retaining plate and having a limited movement between said members to permit automatic adjustment of the stem for tightly closing both valves 6. A valve comprising a body, a valve seat in connection with the body, a pair of valves adapted to be simultaneously moved into contact with opposite sides of said seat, and a guide sleeve in connection with each of said valves for preventing rotation'of the valves;

7. A valve comprising a body, a valve seat having a passageway therethrough, apair of valves simultaneously moved into contact with opposite sides of said seat, one

of said valves having .a flange projecting substantially closing said passageway before into said passageway when the valve is the valve is brought into contact with said brought into contact with said seat. seat.

8. A valve comprising a body, a valve seat In witness whereof I have hereunto set 5 having a passageway therethrough, a pair my hand this 15th day of July, 1921. a

of valves disposed upon opposite sides of i said seat, a screw projecting through said JAMES REID. passageway and adapted to simultaneously Witnesses: move said valve into contact with said seat, I H. E. CHAsE,

1 one of said valves having a projecting flange E. A. THOMPSON. 

